--- name: "Bela Lugosi" canonical: "https://film.one/person/bela-lugosi" roles: ["Actor"] born: "17 October 1882" died: "16 August 1956" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 74 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-20T00:13:01.948120+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Bela Lugosi Actor. Born 17 October 1882 in Lugos, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Lugoj, Timis County, Romania]. Died 16 August 1956. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 17 October 1882, Lugos, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Lugoj, Timis County, Romania] - **Died:** 16 August 1956 - **Active:** 1939–1957 - **Also known as:** Béla Ferenc Dezsõ Blaskó, Olt Arisztid, Mr. Blasko, Albert Lugesi, Belo Lugosi, Arisztid Olt, Бела Лугоші, Blaskó Béla Ferenc Dezső - **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 82 (1), 1950s 67 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bela_Lugosi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34529, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000509/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1547 ## Biography Bela Lugosi was a Hungarian-born actor who worked in stage, film and television. Born Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó in Lugos, Kingdom of Hungary (now Lugoj, Romania), he trained at the Budapest Academy of Theatrical Arts and made his stage debut in 1901. He appeared in Hungarian theatre and films before moving to Germany in 1919 and then to the United States in 1921. Lugosi is known for his performances in *Dracula* (1931) as Count Dracula, *The Black Cat* (1934) as Dr Vitus Werdegast, *Son of Frankenstein* (1939) as Ygor, *Ninotchka* (1939) as Commissar Razinin, *The Wolf Man* (1941) as Bela, and *Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein* (1948) as Dracula. He originated the role of Dracula on Broadway in 1927 before reprising it on screen. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, britannica.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Plan 9 from Outer Space* (1957), Fi1m 67, as Ghoul Man — [page](https://film.one/film/plan-9-from-outer-space.md) - *Ninotchka* (1939), Fi1m 82, as Commissar Razinin — [page](https://film.one/film/ninotchka.md) ## Complete filmography (131) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Falcatus* (2023), In Memory Of - *A Brief History of Porn Cinema with Bela Lugosi* (2023), as Host - *Extraordinary Tales* (2015), as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Tell-Tale Heart') - *Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film* (2014), as Dracula / Dr. Werdegast / Count Mora (archive footage) - *Dracula: The Vampire and the Voivode* (2011), as Dracula (archive footage) - *Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb* (2007), as Riley Chandler (archive footage) - *Terror in the Tropics* (2006), as Vitus Tesla (archive footage) - *The Tell Tale Heart* (2005), as Narrator - *Monster Movie Trivia Quiz* (2004), Actor - *Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites* (2003), as (archive footage) - *Heroes of Horror* (2001), as (archive footage) - *The Many Faces of Dracula* (2000), as Dracula (archive footage) - *Universal Horror* (1998), as (archive footage) - *Homo Promo* (1993), as (Archival) - *Innocent Blood* (1992), as Count Dracula (archive footage) - *Dracula in the Movies* (1992), as (archive footage) - *Halloween Monster Bash* (1991), as Dr. Feodor Orloff /Dr. Charles Kessler /Dr. Lorenz /Dr. James Brewster (archive footage) - *Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook* (1991), as The Monster / Ygor (archive footage) - *Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook* (1991), as Count Dracula / Count Mora / Nardo / Leonide Von Housen / Tesla - *Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths* (1990), as (archive footage) - *Abbott and Costello in the Movies* (1990), as Outtake - *Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies* (1988), as (archive footage) (uncredited) - *Amazon Women on the Moon* (1987), as Pete Jones (segment "Reckless Youth") (archive footage) - *Lugosi: The Forgotten King* (1986), as (archive footage) - *Classic Comedy Teams* (1986), as Emil (segment "Ghosts On The Loose") (archive footage) - *Going Hollywood: The '30s* (1984), as (archive footage) - *Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage* (1983), as Dracula in 'Screen Snapshots A-8' (archive footage) (uncredited) - *The Horror of It All* (1983), as Dracula / Joseph / Legendre (archive footage) - *Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)* (1980), Actor - *The Horror Show* (1979), as (archive footage) - *Head* (1968), as Dr. Vitus Werdegast (Archival Footage) (uncredited) - *The World of Abbott and Costello* (1965), as Count Dracula (archive footage) - *Lock Up Your Daughters* (1959), Actor - *Plan 9 from Outer Space* (1957), as Ghoul Man — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/plan-9-from-outer-space.md) - *The Black Sleep* (1956), as Casimir - *Bride of the Monster* (1955), as Dr. Eric Vornoff - *Glen or Glenda* (1953), as Scientist - *Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla* (1952), as Dr. Zabor - *Mother Riley Meets the Vampire* (1952), as Von Housen - *The Phantom Creeps* (1949), as Dr. Alex Zorka - *Suspense* (1949), series, as Gen. Fortunato - *Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein* (1948), as Dracula - *Scared to Death* (1947), as Prof Leonide - *Genius at Work* (1946), as Stone - *The Body Snatcher* (1945), as Joseph - *Zombies on Broadway* (1945), as Dr. Paul Renault - *One Body Too Many* (1944), as Murkil - *Return of the Ape Man* (1944), as Prof. Dexter - *Voodoo Man* (1944), as Dr. Richard Marlowe - *The Return of the Vampire* (1943), as Armand Tesla - *Ghosts on the Loose* (1943), as Emil - *Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man* (1943), as The Frankenstein Monster - *The Ape Man* (1943), as Dr. James Brewster - *Bowery at Midnight* (1942), as Prof. Frederick Brenner aka Karl Wagner - *Night Monster* (1942), as Rolf - *The Corpse Vanishes* (1942), as Dr. Lorenz - *The Ghost of Frankenstein* (1942), as Ygor - *Black Dragons* (1942), as Dr. Melcher/ Monsieur Colomb - *The Wolf Man* (1941), as Bela - *Spooks Run Wild* (1941), as Nardo - *The Black Cat* (1941), as Eduardo Vidos - *Invisible Ghost* (1941), as Dr. Charles Kessler - *The Devil Bat* (1940), as Dr. Paul Carruthers - *You'll Find Out* (1940), as Prince Saliano - *Black Friday* (1940), as Eric Marnay - *The Saint's Double Trouble* (1940), as Partner - *Ninotchka* (1939), as Commissar Razinin — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/ninotchka.md) - *The Dark Eyes of London* (1939), as Dr. Feodor Orloff / Prof. John Dearborn - *The Gorilla* (1939), as Peters - *Son of Frankenstein* (1939), as Ygor - *The Phantom Creeps* (1939), as Dr. Alex Zorka / Dr. Zane - *SOS Coast Guard* (1937), as Boroff - *Shadow of Chinatown* (1936), as Victor Poten - *Shadow of Chinatown* (1936), as Victor Poten - *Postal Inspector* (1936), as Gregory Benez - *The Invisible Ray* (1936), as Dr. Felix Benet - *Murder by Television* (1935), as Arthur Perry - *The Raven* (1935), as Dr. Richard Vollin - *The Mystery of the Mary Celeste* (1935), as Anton Lorenzen - *Mark of the Vampire* (1935), as Count Mora - *The Mysterious Mr. Wong* (1935), as Mr. Fu Wong aka Lysee - *The Best Man Wins* (1935), as Doc Boehm - *Chandu on the Magic Island* (1935), as Frank Chandler (Chandu) - *The Return of Chandu* (1934), as Frank Chandler (Chandu) - *The Black Cat* (1934), as Dr. Vitus Werdegast - *The Devil's in Love* (1933), as Military Prosecutor - *International House* (1933), as General Petronovich - *Night of Terror* (1933), as Degar - *The Whispering Shadow* (1933), as Professor Adam Anton Strang - *Hollywood on Parade No. A-8* (1933), as Dracula - *Island of Lost Souls* (1932), as The Sayer of the Law - *The Death Kiss* (1932), as Joseph Steiner - *Chandu the Magician* (1932), as Roxor - *White Zombie* (1932), as Legendre - *Murders in the Rue Morgue* (1932), as Dr. Mirakle - *Broadminded* (1931), as Pancho Arango - *The Black Camel* (1931), as Tarneverro - *Women of All Nations* (1931), as Prince Hassan - *Drácula* (1931), as Count Dracula (archive footage) (uncredited) - *50 Million Frenchmen* (1931), as Orizon - Magician - *Dracula* (1931), as Count Dracula - *Oh, for a Man!* (1930), as Frescatti - *Viennese Nights* (1930), as Count von Ratz--Hungarian Ambassador - *Renegades* (1930), as The Marabout - Sheik Muhammed Halid - *Wild Company* (1930), as Felix Brown - *King of Jazz* (1930), as Emcee - Hungarian Version - *Such Men Are Dangerous* (1930), as Dr. Goodman - *The Thirteenth Chair* (1929), as Inspector Delzante - *Prisoners* (1929), as Brottos--Nightclub Owner - *The Veiled Woman* (1929), as Murdered Suitor - *How to Handle Women* (1928), as Diplomat's Aide (uncredited) - *Daughters Who Pay* (1925), as Serge Romonsky - *The Midnight Girl* (1925), as Nicholas Harmon - *He Who Gets Slapped* (1924), as Extra (uncredited) - *The Rejected Woman* (1924), as Jean Gagnon - *The Silent Command* (1923), as Hisston - *Die Teufelsanbeter* (1920), Actor - *Caravan of Death* (1920), as Scheik - *Die Frau im Delphin, oder 30 Tage auf dem Meeresgrund* (1920), as Tom Bill - *Daughter of the Night 2* (1920), as Andrew Fleurot - *Deerslayer* (1920), as Chingachgook - *The Head of Janus* (1920), as Warren's Butler - *Daughter of the Night* (1920), as Andrew Fleurot - *Sklaven fremden Willens* (1920), as Professor Mors - *The Leopard* (1918), Actor - *Lulu* (1918), Actor - *99* (1918), as Kurt Lingner - *Spring Tempest* (1918), as Renner - *Álarcosbál* (1918), Actor - *The Royal Life* (1918), as Lord Henry Wotton - *Homo Promo*, as (Archival) ## Gallery - ![Bela Lugosi](https://film.one/media/person/461758/gallery-67215a0472f2.jpg) Bela Lugosi — Fortepan adományozó SALY NOÉMI, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Lugosi_B%C3%A9la_fortepan_14652_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Открытка с Белой Лугоши, снятая примерно в 1920х годах](https://film.one/media/person/461758/gallery-c61952c78c83.jpg) Открытка с Белой Лугоши, снятая примерно в 1920х годах — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Bela_Lugosi_1920.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Bela Lugosi as Dracula, anonymous photograph from 1931, Universal Studios](https://film.one/media/person/461758/gallery-eb422c1e4d05.jpg) Bela Lugosi as Dracula, anonymous photograph from 1931, Universal Studios — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Bela_Lugosi_as_Dracula%2C_anonymous_photograph_from_1931%2C_Universal_Studios.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![A screenshot from Dracula (1931)](https://film.one/media/person/461758/gallery-5d6cd23ee070.jpg) A screenshot from Dracula (1931) — Screenshot from "Internet Archive" of the movie Dracula (1931), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Bela_Lugosi_as_Dracula.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Bela Lugosi](https://film.one/media/person/461758/gallery-db4e0f612a06.jpg) Bela Lugosi — Image via TMDB - ![A screenshot from the trailer for Dracula (1931)](https://film.one/media/person/461758/gallery-c330d8c561e6.jpg) A screenshot from the trailer for Dracula (1931) — Screenshot from "Internet Archive" of the trailer for Dracula (1931), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Bela_lugosi_dracula.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Bela Lugosi et Tor Johnson dans La Fiancée du Monstre en 1956](https://film.one/media/person/461758/gallery-0889264494c3.jpg) Bela Lugosi et Tor Johnson dans La Fiancée du Monstre en 1956 — This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. 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